Drawing on research with youth participation workers, this paper explores the role of conflict
in work that supports young people's democratic socialization. Conflict is a reoccurring …

Throughout the world, children and young people increasingly grow up and exist within a
context of conflict and warfare (Batsleer, 2010; Stein & Baizerman, 2007). Recent examples …

Abstract In the National Association of Social Workers' Code of Ethics, social workers are
called on to promote meaningful involvement in decision making among vulnerable …

Youth work discourse often promotes engagement and an empowering educational purpose
where voluntary participation is considered an authentic signpost of effective practice …

Even though Coburn and Gormally's book, Communities for Social Change: Practicing
Equality and Social Justice in Youth and Community Work, was published in 2017, it is just …

Recently, youth researchers, policy makers, and youth work practitioners have begun to see
young people as a threat to our democratic way of life. To address this concern, various …

Abstract In the United States, young people of color are under attack. The school-to-prison
pipeline, poverty, and racism are some of the systems of oppression that young people of …

This article reviews a range of models that have emerged to conceptualize youth work from
1978 to the present in Europe, Australia and the United States. Each, within their own …

The decreasing rate of involvement in organized groups and with voting by young people is
a disturbing trend that perhaps can be turned around. Becoming Citizens: Deepening the …

Historically major social movements seeking change, equality, and social justice have been
driven by youth. In more recent decades, youth have been at the forefront of challenging the …